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USGS usp0006u3g

12 Mar 1995, 12:09

105 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 217 km depth.

Depth217 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 105 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea?

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-5.346000, 146.731000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006u3g
Coordinates
-5.346, 146.731
Network
us
Significance
554